astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to fall flat; to fall face down
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to step forward; to volunteer
the other day; some time ago; recently
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
even though; despite; when
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
very likely; very probable
to attempt; to test; to try out
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected